Legacy Group Capital

Investors

Delivering Healthy Returns Through Real Estate Investing

Partner with Legacy on a journey of financial growth and stability with our diverse family of funds. With a proven track record in real estate investing, our legacy is steeped in a history of delivering impressive returns with zero investor losses. Whether your goal is to achieve high returns, ensure stability, or enjoy the flexibility of liquid assets, our thoughtfully curated real estate investment opportunities cater to a variety of investor preferences.

We prioritize strategic diversification, allowing you to navigate the real estate landscape with confidence, backed by years of demonstrated excellence in investment management. Join us and let our track record guide you towards financial success.
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Legacy Venture Fund

Legacy Venture Fund

Offering our Highest Targeted Return

Tailored for investors seeking superior returns, this distinctive fund provides strategic real estate investment opportunities meticulously selected from within our extensive array of private real estate deals. With just a three-year commitment, investors enjoy a substantial annual preferred return, profit-sharing, and an attractive targeted annualized return. The fund, devoid of leverage, boasts a diversified portfolio featuring joint ventures with top-tier local developers.

Unique mezzanine structure taps directly into top housing markets

14-19% Targeted Annualized Return

Legacy Security Fund

Legacy SECURITY Fund

Short-Term Liquidity, Long-Term Stability

Designed with a focus on stability and compelling returns, this fund provides a unique opportunity to engage with the Pacific Northwest real estate market. With a very conservative profile and a consumer-based lending approach, investors can enjoy monthly distributions and the flexibility to withdraw with just a 30-day notice, ensuring both stability and liquidity.

Class A Shares

6.25% Annualized Preferred Return

  • Fixed Rate
  • Monthly Distributions
  • 30-Day Lockup

Class B Shares

7% Annualized Preferred Return

  • Profit-Sharing Participation
  • Monthly Distributions
  • 1-Year Lockup
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Legacy Northwest Fund
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Legacy Northwest Fund

Legacy NORTHWEST FunD

Predictable Returns and Consistent Growth

Experience stability and continuous growth with Legacy’s flagship investment vehicle, the Northwest Fund, which has thrived since 2008. As a first lien position real estate asset-backed fund, it offers investors a 9% annualized rate of return, offering a reliable alternative to the typical volatility associated with real estate investments.
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Legacy Opportunity Fund I

Legacy OPPORTUNITY FunD

Earn Passively Without Ownership

The Legacy Opportunity Fund (LOF) portfolio features a variety of real estate loans plus investments in real estate deals in the Seattle area. This fund is comprised of 75% of real estate loans plus 25% equity in local real estate investments.

Executive Team

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CEO & Partner

Brent Eley
NMLS-35795, President & Partner
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CSO & Partner
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NMLS-2449630, CIO

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CTO & Partner

Ed Bachtold

Managing Partner of Finance

Jarrett Johnson

Director of Asset Management & Partner

Chris Steward

Director of Investments & Partner

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Scott Rerucha

CEO & Partner

Scott Rerucha is the CEO and co-founder of Legacy Group Capital and has over three decades of indispensable industry experience. As CEO and managing partner, Scott provides leadership for all aspects of the company’s operations with an emphasis on long-term goals, development, profit, and return on investment.

Before Legacy Group Capital, Scott held successful tenures with numerous financial institutions throughout the Puget Sound Region. In 1993, he founded Bay Mortgage, which became one of the largest mortgage banking operations in the state of Washington. After Bay Mortgage was acquired, he founded Sky Bank, a new de novo bank, which was successfully sold in 2003 to First Independent Bank of Vancouver, WA.

In 2006, Scott co-founded Legacy Group Holdings, the parent company to Legacy Group Capital, Legacy Group Lending, and Legacy Group Escrow. The Legacy Group family of companies experienced substantial growth and success, which was recognized with several industry awards, including the Fastest Growing Private Business as well as the Best Companies to Work.

By 2013, Legacy Group’s mortgage company had become one of the top 25 mortgage banking operations in the country and was successfully sold to WJ Bradley of Denver, CO. Legacy’s growth and service level has made them the premier private lender in the PNW.

Scott earned his Bachelor of Arts in Finance and Economics from Seattle University. While attending Seattle University, Scott was a scholarship athlete on Seattle University’s tennis team.

Brent Eley

NMLS-35795, President & Partner

Brent Eley is a Partner and co-founder of Legacy Group Capital.

Upon becoming president in 2008, he led the design, structure, and implementation of three Regulation D Funds with offerings totaling over $150 million. He exclusively developed the funds’ underwriting criteria, marketing platforms, and administrative functions. As president and managing partner, he continues to oversee and actively manage the Legacy Northwest Fund and Legacy Opportunity Fund portfolios.

Brent has over two decades of industry experience and has cultivated high-level acuity in commercial, construction, private, and residential lending. He began his career originating loans for Bay Mortgage and soon became a top producer in the industry.

In 2003, he was brought on as President of Pinnacle Mortgage. He then served two years as Senior VP of First Independent Bank, formerly Sky Bank, running all construction and private lending. Brent was an original partner in Legacy Group Holdings and played an integral role in developing it into an industry-leading, billion-dollar mortgage banking operation, serving as President of Legacy Group Capital, its private lending division at the time.

Brent earned his Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Washington State University.

Chris Gurdjian

CSO & Partner

Christopher Gurdjian is the President of Real Estate Acquisition as well as a managing partner at Legacy Group Capital.

Chris has been active in real estate since 1999 when he entered the industry as a new loan officer at Bay Mortgage. Soon after, Chris purchased and developed his first real estate project deal with Brent Eley. This experience propelled Chris forward in the Seattle in-fill development arena.

Over the past 17 years, Chris has participated in well over 1,200 residential development transactions and has partnered in the construction of over 700 homes in the Seattle metro region.

Today Chris drives all business development for the real estate team at Legacy Group Capital. Chris and his team work closely with 35 of Seattle’s most successful brokers, identifying 60-100 acquisitions each year. The team completes all feasibility work, maximizes development strategies, and expedites all permitting within the jurisdictions Legacy develops within. The team then places each deal with one of the 65 core builders who partner with Legacy on an ongoing basis.

Chris is active in all aspects of growth and strategy within Legacy Group Capital.

Ed Messman

NMLS-100527664, CIO & Partner

Ed Messman is the Chief Investment Officer of Legacy Group Capital and has over two decades of executive leadership experience with venture capital and private equity-sponsored technology companies.

As CIO and partner, Ed provides leadership for all aspects of the company’s investment and capital markets activities. Prior to Legacy Group Capital, Ed served as the CEO of Rook Capital, a venture capital-sponsored fintech company focused on creating innovative financing solutions that address housing accessibility and affordability. In addition, Ed has also led multiple startups as a founder and CEO through institutional financing and ultimately to merger and acquisition exits.

Ed spent the first 13 years of his career in structured finance, working with hundreds of venture capital and private equity-sponsored technology companies on senior, mezzanine debt, and equity financing.

Ed earned his Bachelor of Science in International Finance from Grand Canyon University and his MBA in Finance from the University of Colorado Boulder. While attending Grand Canyon University, Ed was an athlete on Grand Canyon University’s baseball team. Ed currently lives in Boulder, Colorado, with his wife and they are parents to three adult children.

Kevin Cawley

CTO & Partner

Kevin Cawley serves as the Chief Technology Officer for Legacy Group Capital.

Kevin began his career as a Mechanical Engineer upon graduation from the University of Texas. Soon after, he transitioned to software development and entrepreneurship, receiving his master’s in computer science from the University of Colorado Boulder.

Kevin then developed cutting-edge technologies and applications for several successful startups he co-founded, guiding them from inception to sustainability and exit. Most notably, Kevin co-founded DigniFi, a fintech startup that addresses financing gaps in the automotive industry. At DigniFi, Kevin built the digital platform that enabled them to grow into 5,000 automotive dealerships and close over 10,000 loans a month. Kevin recently took those learnings and shifted to the real estate space with Rook Capital.

In his free time, Kevin enjoys being active with his four kids. He can often be found cycling while wearing a big smile and a colorful spandex suit on one of Colorado’s many mountain roads.

Ed Bachtold

Managing Partner of Finance

Ed Bachtold is the Managing Partner of Finance for Legacy Group Capital and is responsible for Legacy’s financial strategy and objectives.

He is a Certified Public Accountant with over two decades of industry experience. He began his career in public accounting, where he spent four years gaining expertise in financial analysis and managing account systems. Ed then transitioned to the mortgage business serving as CFO of Qualfund Lending, which First Independent Bank later acquired; he was instrumental in the acquisition’s success. Following the merger, Ed remained CFO for First Independent Mortgage Company, a subsidiary of First Independent Bank.

In 2006, Ed co-founded Legacy Group Holdings, which owned Legacy Group Capital, Legacy Group Lending, and Legacy Group Escrow. Ed managed all accounting for Legacy Group Holdings which was ranked among the top 30 mortgage lenders in the country.

Ed is a graduate of Washington State University.

Jarrett Johnson

Director of Asset Management & Partner

Jarrett Johnson has been a partner at Legacy Group Capital since 2015. As a fully licensed Real Estate Broker with over two decades of diverse experience in management, land development including new construction, syndication, and banking; Jarrett’s expertise has provided Legacy Group Capital with great oversight and asset management.

Jarrett started his career in real estate in 2001 representing local banks and their REO departments by disseminating their foreclosed assets. After years in REO sales, Jarrett parleyed his experience from his successful real estate career into the acquisition and development arena. He was a founding partner of Meter Properties which has syndicated many successful real estate transactions within Washington and along the West Coast.

Jarrett’s experience in real estate, syndication, and investments are invaluable to the growth of the Legacy Group Capital platform.

Chris Steward

Director of Investments & Partner

Chris Steward is a partner at Legacy Group Capital and was essential in the development of the investor relations framework for Legacy’s two real estate funds. Chris currently manages a book of business with high-net-worth investors providing investment and economic insight. Prior to Legacy Group Capital, Chris owned and operated a financial services franchise with Ameriprise Financial under the name Steward & Walters, which managed over $100 million in client assets when the company was sold.

In 2009, he partnered with his wife in operating Lam’s Seafood. Under his management, the company grew from $8 million in revenue to $19 million and was ranked as one of Forbes’s fastest-growing “Inner City Businesses” in the country. After selling both Steward & Walters and Lam’s Seafood in 2015, he joined Legacy Group Capital as a partner and investment advisor.

Currently Chris also manages a Registered Investment Advisory Practice in Bellevue, WA that specializes in alternative assets, real estate, and other non-traditional investment strategies. Chris has been a financial advisor for over 18 years.

Chris is a proud member of the Forbes Finance Council. Read his published content on Forbes.